Latest news from Lancaster University Management School

20/04/15

Lancaster rated highly in student experience survey

Lancaster University has been ranked 15th out of 113 institutions in a nationwide survey of students.
20/04/15

Re-thinking the marketing approach to body image could benefit the bottom line

In an opinion piece for Marketing Magazine, Caroline Gatrell discusses body image in advertising and its possible effects on self-image.
15/04/15

London focus for MBA Corporate Challenge

This summer Lancaster MBA students will be based in London for their six-week company-based Corporate Challenge.
01/04/15

China-UK Entrepreneurship Challenge now open

The China-UK Entrepreneurship Challenge aims to encourage new business ventures between China and the UK. The competition – with £13,000 in cash prizes – is open to teams of students from universities in the UK and China.
30/03/15

Inside the mind of a bad manager

Interviewed for People Management magazine, Professor Cary Cooper discusses why some people make bad managers.
30/03/15

Professionalisation will get to the heart of the home care issue

Lancaster’s new HELPcare project hopes to find the right model of continuing professional development and training for care workers across the EU, writes Carolyn Downs in Community Care.
24/03/15

LUMS plays host to battle of top young business brains

Some of the UK’s best young business brains visited LUMS this month to take part in a prestigious competition.
24/03/15

MSc in Logistics gets industry accreditation

Lancaster’s MSc in Logistics and Supply Chain Management has received full accreditation from The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT). 
19/03/15

LUMS experts lead new drive to unlock airport capacity and tackle congestion

A major £2.8 million project led by researchers from LUMS is to find ways to address the UK's airport congestion – without relying solely on new airport building and expansion. 
17/03/15

What you need to know about the deficit ahead of the Budget

As Chancellor George Osborne prepares to deliver his pre-election budget, Geraint Johnes says that the key issue remains the deficit.
16/03/15

Lancaster MBA graduate working to free the world of chemical weapons

Christoph Israng, who graduated from LUMS in 1995, discusses his work as a diplomat at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
13/03/15

Former Government communications chief gives talk at Lancaster University

Former Government communications chief Alastair Campbell talked about mental health and themes from his new book on ‘Winners’ during a visit to Lancaster University.
13/03/15

LUMS team reaches finals of Universities Business Challenge

A team of LUMS undergraduates has qualified for the national finals of the Universities Business Challenge Worldwide. The team, captained by Rory Peyton Jones, came second at the regional semi-finals.
10/03/15

London’s congestion charge has made roads safer for all

New research by LUMS economist Professor Colin Green reveals that the introduction of London’s congestion charge led to a substantial reduction in the number of accidents.
09/03/15

Generous scholarship programme for MSc Management

New MSc Management scholarships for UK/EU applicants mean that exceptional candidates could be exempt from programme fees.
09/03/15

Congestion charge has led to dramatic fall in accidents in London

The Guardian features research by LUMS economist Colin Green that shows a 40 per cent drop in traffic accidents since 2003.
03/03/15

The LUMS graduate with a mission to keep the banks on track

 LUMS graduate Mark Branson is head of the Swiss financial regulatory body FINMA. In this feature he reflects on banking regulation, and on his time at Lancaster.
02/03/15

DevoManc: can it make the NHS a success?

The United Kingdom's second city will finally take control of its own health, but it's a risky venture, says Professor Mike West.
26/02/15

What’s gone wrong at HSBC?

Kim Kaivanto, writing in The Conversation, asks why HSBC so often finds itself mired in controversy.
24/02/15

Greece will stay in the euro – for now

Greece has been saved from expulsion for now but it would be unwise to speculate on how long its euro membership can continue, says John Whittaker in The Conversation.
20/02/15

Healthy management

Interviewed for a special feature on healthy management in the Economist, Professor Cary Cooper says that companies need to change their focus to encourage individuals' growth through engagement, flexibility, health and well-being.
19/02/15

Prof Geraint Johnes interviewed on BBC Radio 5 Live

Professor Geraint Johnes, Director of Lancaster University's Work Foundation, was interviewed on BBC Radio 5 Live on 18 February, discussing the UK's latest labour market statistics.
18/02/15

Management students learn from businesses born out of poverty

The IMPM programme, delivered jointly by Lancaster and partner universities around the world, is featured in Bloomberg Business. The article describes how IMPM students are lerning how social enterprises are transforming the lives of women in remote Indian villages.
17/02/15

Illuminating the ‘dark side’ of IT

Research by Professor Monideepa Tarafdar and colleagues, published in MIT Sloan Management Review, reveals the unforeseen consequences of over-reliance on technology.